Egypt Vice President Calls on Protesters to Go Home

Egypt’s new vice president rejected calls for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak’s reign and called on protesters to go home to stop further damage to the economy and allow talks on political reforms to begin.

Vice President Omar Suleiman, who had run Egypt’s intelligence services before being tapped nearly a week ago by Mr. Mubarak, also deflected any suggestion of government responsibility for the recent violence, attributing it at turns to foreign provocateurs or militias tied to political parties.

“If we continue in this way, we will ruin the country and not achieve real reform,” he said of the ongoing protests.